# Total War: WARHAMMER III Bhashiva Character Pack & Update 8.0 Out Now! - Product: Total War: WARHAMMER III (https://whatsnew.fyi/product/total-war-warhammer-iii) - Vendor: CREATIVE ASSEMBLY - Date: 2026-05-21 - Original notes: https://store.steampowered.com/news/app/1142710/view/686379843949953374 - Permalink: https://whatsnew.fyi/product/total-war-warhammer-iii/releases/2026-05-21-bhashiva-character-pack-update-8.0-out-now What's New is an index, not a publisher: every entry below links to the vendor's own release notes, which are the authoritative source. Entries are labelled where they are hand-curated sample data, pre-releases, or drawn from a secondary source such as a developer blog. Reuse: the summaries, labels and curation here are © What's New. Quote freely with attribution and a link back; wholesale republication of the corpus is not permitted — terms: https://whatsnew.fyi/terms. The vendors' own release notes remain their publishers'. --- - **added** — Bhashiva Character Pack with Tiger Warriors unit - **changed** — Overhaul Cathayan Technologies by separating into Military and Provinces trees with improved organization and new effects - **changed** — Move Longma Paddocks building from tier V down to tier IV to unlock Great Longma Riders earlier - **changed** — Update Jade Dragon's Edict to provide Growth in addition to existing effects - **changed** — Update Iron Dragon's Edict to lower Construction cost of buildings in addition to increased Research rate - **changed** — Lower the Corruption reduction effect of Storm Dragon's Edict - **changed** — Change Sea Dragon's Edict effect to increase building income in the province - **changed** — Add more variety to travelling caravan encounters on Ivory Road - **changed** — Improve growth gain from Cathay settlements - **changed** — Overhaul Gate Master skill tree with split combat lines, unit buff specializations, and new Assist Army actions - **added** — Add Implacable Spirit skill to Gate Master that activates after 25 seconds of remaining stationary with range and armor-piercing missile damage buffs - **added** — Add new Self-Specialization Line to Gate Master at level 12 with Volleymaster, Celestial Hunter, and Protective Oversight skills - **added** — Add Army Buff Skills line to Gate Master with Optimized Logistics and Preparedness Drills Assist Army actions - **changed** — Update Alchemist skill tree for better customization with melee, casting, and ranged specialization options - **added** — Add Sky Lantern as new mount option for Alchemist - **added** — Add Alchemical Enhancements skill to Alchemist that grants magical attacks to units in the lord's army - **changed** — Buff Enchanted Metallurgy Line and Ability for better value - **added** — Add new Self Buff line for Alchemist with Student of the House of Secrets, Steel-Sheathing, Alchemical Wrath, Living Forge, and Harmonic Anchoring skills - **added** — Add Army Buff Skills line to Alchemist with Metallurgic Refining Assist Army action to increase Weapon Strength for units in the lord's army Hey folks, The Bhashiva Character Pack is OUT NOW alongside Update 8.0! Find the full list of changes coming to Cathay alongside Bhashiva and her Tiger Warriors — as well as any additional fixes and adjustments — in the Update 8.0 Release Notes below. Our next planned update will be Patch 8.1, but our teams are watching closely for any Hotfix requirements in the wake of today's release. If you run into any new bugs or issues after updating to 8.0, be sure to report them over in our dedicated [bug reporting sub-forum](https://community.totalwar.com/wh3-support). See you on the battlefield! — Steve Coleman // Senior Community Manager --- ##### **Cathay Tweaks** ##### **Campaign** Complete overhaul of Cathayan Technologies: - Technologies have been separated into two trees: - Military – contains unit and combat enhancements - Provinces – contains enhancements for provincial management, economy and actions on the campaign map and contains 2 starting nodes - Tech trees have been organised to provide more meaningful player choice and areas of focus - The amount of technologies and time to completely research all of them remain unchanged - Added many new effects to the technologies - there are no more techs that take several turns to complete, yet provide only a single benefit. - Many techs now benefit additional units, where previously they affected a single unit. - Improved growth gain from Cathay settlements. BEFORE: AFTER: **Changes to Legacy Buildings:** - Longma Paddocks – this building has been moved from tier V down to tier IV, so Great Longma Riders will be unlocked earlier. ##### **Changes to Provincial Commandments:** - The Jade Dragon’s Edict – now provides Growth in addition to the existing effects - The Iron Dragon’s Edict – now lowers the Construction cost of buildings in the province in addition to the increased Research rate - The Storm Dragon’s Edict – slightly lowered the Corruption reduction effect - The Sea Dragon’s Edict – changed the effect of this commandment to increase the building income in the province ##### **Ivory Road Additions:** - More variety added to travelling caravan encounters ##### **Characters, Units and Skills** - Gate Master - Updated the skill tree to make him able to specialise in buffing Cathay melee infantry (excluding Tiger Warriors), Archer and Crossbow ranged units or buff self to become a better warrior. - The combat line has been split in 2 - 1st line focuses on the melee self buffs - Total skills reworked/reduced from 11 to 9 - Second line focuses on ranged self-buffs (5 skills): - Implacable Spirit (new) – Activates after 25 seconds of remaining stationary, granting increased range, armour‑piercing missile damage, and missile resistance. - Bandolier – Increases ammunition capacity. - Masterful Shot – Increases missile strength. - Drill Disciple – Improves reload speed. - Wall Veteran – While Implacable Spirit is active, also applies buffs to nearby units. - Unit buff line has been updated. The player can select only one of the this skills - The Jade Standard, Sentry Mettle and Guerrilla Guard - Bulwark of the Gate - unchanged - The Jade Standard – updated - - Upkeep for all melee infantry - + Melee defense for all melee infantry - Sentry Mettle – updated - - Upkeep for Peasant Archers, Jade Warriors with Crossbows, Celestial Dragon Crossbows and Tiger Warrior Stalkers - + Missile strength for Peasant Archers, Jade Warriors with Crossbows, Celestial Dragon Crossbows and Tiger Warrior Stalkers - + Reload for Peasant Archers, Jade Warriors with Crossbows, Celestial Dragon Crossbows and Tiger Warrior Stalkers - Guerrilla Guard – unchanged - Bastion’s Defenders – unchanged - Self-Specialization Line – allows further combat self-specialization for the Gate Master. The line is unlocked at level 12 and only one skill can be selected - Volleymaster – new skill - Adds Restock ability - + AP missile damage - Celestial Hunter – new skill _[Truncated at 4000 characters — full notes: https://store.steampowered.com/news/app/1142710/view/686379843949953374]_